The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-04-28
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Wilson Mirror: The Wilson Cotton
Mill has made by it's operations anc
the rise in cotton about $4,000 since
the first day Of January.
Newton Enterprise: The proposition
to subscribe 500, 900 to build a rail
road through Watauga county was
defeated last week. It lacked 33 Of
getting a majority of the votes cast.
Evening News: There is a farmer
in this section who planted rye last
fall and for two weeks has been cut
ting it. He expects to make three
cuttings of it. A few acres in rye
would richly repay any farmer.
La Grange Cor. Newbern Journal:
It is said that it will take twenty thou.
sand dollars to pay for the guano and
other fertilizers sold here this spring.
The estimate is made by. guess, but if
any ways nea true, the coming crop
is pretty largely paid for. -. =.
Piedmont Press: We hear hat the
down train on Wednesday, just be-
yond Connely's Springs, a over and
killed a man. The report is that the
man was lying by the track with one
arm across the rail-and a bottle of
whiskey in his pocket. That tells the
whole story.
Davidson Dispatch: The wheat crop
is the most promising we have had for
three years. We have heard of no
poor fields Of wheat this spring.
One. move made in the right direction
by many of our farmers is that they
are sowing more clover seed than ever
before. They have learned that clover
is a better fertilizer than guano..
Statesville Landmarks: Messrs. Nc
LELAND Bros, of Alexander county,
shipped a carload of fine cattle from
here to Charleston Tuesday morn
ing. The evening of the same day
Messrs. Raymer Bros. of Shiloh town
ship, shipped to Richmond ~ head Of
beautiful cattle-the drove said by
some to be the finest average lot of
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Danbury Reporter: Deputy Sheriff
Ruff Carter, while OF his way to serve
a paper on one Thos. Griffin, in Stokes
county, one hour before day, last week
was met by two men, supposed to have
been white men with faces blackened
for the occasion, who dragged him
from his, horse and robbed him of
$145.75 in cash, and several county
orders and other valuable papers.
Asheville Citizen: The total emu
merated population of Asheville is
1888. To this may possibly be added
100 who have come in since the can
vass was completed The census of
1880 showed a population of 2,6l6.
That of 1887 shows nearly three times
THAT number. What another sever
will bring forth We leave to an
other. enqmeratiopyand another set of
.guessers. -. =.
] Monroe Enquirer: The farmers gen
'erallyIare we'll up with their work.
The corn is nearly all planted and cot
TOMS beginning to put in. Most farm
ers will plant a large crop of cotton.
We anticipate that in the near
future very many, of the farmers of
Union county will raise their own fish
as well as theirSownn hogs and hominnyy.
There are 10Y quite a number of fish
ponds in the county we'll stocked with
carp, and the number is being 1conz-
stantly increased. y~.t.@
Wilmington Star: WeIl-posted naval
etores men in Georgia say that this
seasons output will be the largest ever
produced in that State. Manufactur-
frs who cut ten "crops" last year cut
from twelve to fifteen this year. An
increase of at least Is per cent. is ex-
Pdcted.-Persons interested in the
project of building a railroad from
Wilmington to Wrightsville are push
ing the matter, and there is now little
4oubt OF the completion of the road.
before another season. - :